Focuses on structurally reorganizing the Harrisburg, Pa., school system to eliminate the de facto segregation that had previously prevailed; suggests suitable roles for the local school board, professional school staff, and planning consultants. (CB)

Interdistrict cooperation could do much to alleviate the inequality that now characterizes much of American education. To move toward greater metropolitanism in education, it will be necessary to develop programs that will reduce fragmentation within and among the major social systems of the metropolitan area. (Author)

For the hundreds of thousands of minority children contained in the urban schools of the nation by de jure policies and practices, the promise of Brown vs. the Board of Education will prove empty and illusory, unless the problems of metropolitan-wide, interdistrict desegregation are met. (Author/AM)

Discusses the Pontiac, Michigan public schools, which have been desegregated by federal court order since September 1971, noting that since the court order requires classroom, faculty, and administrative ratios to reflect the community, policy formation has been shared to some extent, and many more opportunities to make equal status contacts among…

Discusses the social and legal implications of the situation in which Detroit has been placed by the Supreme Court decision that lower federal courts could not involve white suburbs in the integration of urban schools, noting that the city is still required to make changes in its public schools in order to overcome racial discrimination. (JM)

Defines the concept of comprehensive high school, reviews the inadequac

If past experience is taken as a guide, desegregation in the big cities will not come easily, yet interdistrict desegregation of public education is the key to allowing minority youth to participate in the mainstream of the economy in addition to relieving the tension between the races. (Author/AM)

The significance, purpose, and undercurrents of the Detroit school desegregation case "Bradley v. Milliken" are examined in a look at the 19-year history of Detroit's court-ordered desegregation plan. At present, school desegregation does not appear to be a priority in Detroit. (SLD)

Discusses the barriers to the success of the Yonkers (New York) public school district's desegregation plan. Provides a profile of the district and an explanation of its governance. Presents the plan for desegregation and discusses the financial obstacles to its implementation. Discusses the need for additional aid and assistance. (JS)

Analyzes the history and outcomes of parent choice and magnet schools in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Finds that parent choice has resulted in greater interracial exposure than the prior mandatory reassignment plan, and that student achievement has increased. (FMW)